4-24-18 A tour of a John Deere Combine Factory

A guided tour that took 2 hours to see how precise the Combines were made.  Very impressive.  We could not take pictures inside the factory for security purposes but we did take pictures of the finished product inside the showroom.  It was huge.

This combine is huge. One costs about $500,000 to $600,00

Looking out the window of the combine

Al at the wheel of the combine

Kathy standing next to the wheel of a combine

Kathy sitting in the wheel

At the wheel of a combine

Senior Missionary excursion to the Amish Country in Kolona, Iowa 4-23-18

We participated in a group excursion to the Amish Country in Kolona, Iowa to see an Old Amish Museum and some buildings.  Other things we experienced was a Amish buggy factory and an Amish farm.  We had a great lunch at an Mennonite home.

 Amish Buggy at a Amish Farm.  But notice a piece of machinery next to it.

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Quite a site.  The buggies are equipped with tail lights and blinkers as required by light.  A car battery supplies the electricty

 Have to have a picture of us in the new buggy.

Newly completed buggy ready for the customer

Framed with wood and metal. Places to put LED lights and battery

Beautiful upholstery

Baby calf at the Amish Farm

Bat Dog....haha..Beagle Puppy barking out of the window of the barn

Cute shot of the puppy peaking over the edge of the barn

Huge old Anvil at the buggy factory

Corn stored for feeding cattle and pigs at the Amish Farm

Old treadle Singer sewing machine at the Amish buggy factory

Singer Sewing machine -- treadle or foot operated.  It is used for heavy stitching as in leather

Photo courtesy of Elder Gary Weight from the Temple Missionary Group

We had a delicious lunch of baked chicken, mashed potatoes, peas, dressing and homemade bread made my this lovely Mennonite family with the matriarch being the main cook.  Her daughter to her left and flanked by two adorable granddaughters that helped serve the food to each table.  The tables were very big and I will post pictures of tables when I get them from other Missionary couples.

The Following photos are courtesy of Sister Kathy MacKay

This lady made us all a delicious lunch

All of us at the Mennonite home having a delicious lunch

This is the way they plow